The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-08

nal should contain, and should fix the number res
auired for the documentary journal in addition to
the number to be printed for the various Offices and
institutions The law should be further amended
providing for the biennial publication of many reports
which are required to be published annually thereby
securing great saving to the State.
In making the appropriation for public printing,
binding and stationery would commend TO your con-
SHERATON the propriety of appropriating specific
amount for each officer department. named for the
reason that the present law appropriates fixed sum
without limiting the amount that any officer may
order.
Mr.. Jacob B. Maynard the efficient clerk of the
bureau, has made a careful examination of the old
records posted them to make them intelligible and
brought system out of chaotic For the first
time SINCE ne organization of the bureau he has
vided and carefully kept complete record of the
printing and binding done, and stationery furnished
his duties have been largely increased there has been
no lacking IN the reliability and completeness of his
records 1t was due TO his active and earnest efforts
in devising for the existing contract specifications
which enabled the State for the first time to deter
mine with certainty who the lowest and best bid
der for the work to be done and the materials to be
furnished.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
In commenting upon the report of the Adju-
tant-general relative to the military force of the
State. he said
Indiana has never made an appropriation for the
support of her militia and in that respect stands
alone among her sister States Illinois appropriates
annually $I1OOO for the support of her militia.
and Ohio approprates 500 OOO In consequence of
the nonsupport by the State old companies are
stantly disbandng and new c.mpanies being organ
lied. The result is that the State has but a very
small force of trained and disciplined troops. The
regiments in several instances have attempted raise
means for their support by holding encampments and
charging admission fee which has raj ely proved
financial success, and in several has brought
the holding OF military encampments for the purpose of
charging admission fee. thus making show of the
militia Of the State for the purpose of raising
Tor It's support Is humlliating alike to the militia and
to organize military companies and bear all the ex-
penses incident to their organization and drill and be
subject to service on the cal of the State.
mend a reasonable appropriation for the support of
the Legion and that the number of troops be limited
by law so that the State may have though be small
IN mum bers, weltraned and disciplined military
force.
Indiana furnished 2os, 1867 soldiers for tho Union
army during the late Many of the muster-in and
muster-out rolls in the Adjutant-generals Office
worn out by constant use and many OF them have be-
come pa rtally unntellgble and if it is the desire of
the State preserve her military records provision
should be made for that purpose. In my judgment
the rolls should be Transcribed in book form. The
file in the Adjutant-generars Office in order
that the records of each State may be completed pro-
thereby which expense he says viii be the salary for
the number of hours that the clerical force of the
War Department shall be engaged in such work.
The last General Assembly passed an act requiring
township to enroll all the surviving soldiers
and widows of all the in which the United States
has been engaged but made no appropriation for the
furnishing Of blanks for that purpose. The
of many of the counties of the State have therefore,
made enrolment
The report Of the mine inspector was referred
to, and attention called to his recommends
ton that a law should be enacted requiring
owners and operators of mines to report acct
dents to the inspector.
After speaking at some length of the recent
outbreak in Indiana of pleuro-pneumonia. the
Governor recommended 'the enactment of a
law authorizing quarantine regulation in regard
to the importation of cattle into this State. and
providing for its enforcement, = order that the
cattle growers IN Indiana NAV have that protec-
ton to which so great and growing an interest
| is entitled"
| On the subject of taxation the Governor said:
The decrease of nearly $54 600 OOOin the last ap
praisement of property notwithstanding the State is
constantly increasing in wealth and population shows
conclusivey that very large class of property is
Gaping taxation and law should be enacted provd-
ing for system of the most rigid examination. in
der to prevent the escape from taxation OF various
| kinds of personal property, including money promis
sorry notes. stocls. mortgages and the property of
telephone sleepng-car, parlor-car and trust compa
MES The attempt to tax sleeping-cars a few years
resisted by the company in the United States
Circuit Court, and the was appealed to the Su
Court of the United States but the Legislature
failed to make any appropriation for the prosecution
of the suit to obtain reversal 1t it is the desire
test the quesess whether that class of property is
liable to taxation a law should be enacted auth
orizng its taxation for the that the Attorney
general expressed doubt to whether the ques
ton involved IN said suit was res adjudicata on
| count of the failure to continue its prosecution.
| The aggregation of individual wealth in various
| combinations of power the combination of manufact
urng monopolies, and the organization of coal mine
and other syndcates with the railroad companies are
subjects that should receive your careful consdera
ton All these combinations of capital and
power organized for the purpose of forcing up
the prices of commodities and the necessaries of life
and of controlling the wages of labor to the serious
derment of the people and oppression of the aborna
masses. To such extent has become the desire to
rapidly accumulate wealth that it possible. the
very air we breathe and the water we drink would be
| ed inf To he at hprica
| monopolists might proper to FIX The laborine
classes constitute large portion of our population
gent thinking citizens, who seek good government
and entitled to as full protection at the hands Of
the law as capital or any other interest," and inasmucf
enactment of such laws will protect their just rights
against the combination of capital and corporate pow
their wages and give relief from competition will
convict contract labor should receive your considera
| ton.
On account Of the numerous casualties result
| ing from the defective construction and unsaf,
condition of steam boilers he recommended tn,
enactment of a law creating the Office of boile
inspector.
The recent fraudulent transactions of town
ship trustees was mentioned, and on this sub
ject he said:
The duties of township trustee, township treasure
and township clerk being combined in officer. an
thereby placing the entire management of town
ship business in his hands without check upon tn
transaction of his business. the accomplishment O
fraud is made more easy and less liable to detection
The fact that such fraudulent transactions did not
in those States that have adhered to the old
tenn of three trustees, a treasurer and clerk will
accepted as a better system than the combining O
their duties in single officer. Under laws tn
council of Cities with single exception
appoints three school trustees for the management
the city schools. and for stronger reasons it woul
that the management of the schools in the towr
ships outside of the cities, well the management
of other township business is sufficient to authoriz
the election of three township trustees treaurer
clerk. would recommend return to that system
, Owing to the frequent defalcations of person
: in positions OF public trust, he recommends
the enactment of e law requiring the oficit
bonds Of all State and county treasurers to b
signed by at least fifty freehold sureties, who's
a aggregate worth, over and above all their indeb
edness and exemptions allowed by law, is doubl
r the amount of such bond, and that the severes
penalties be attached to the crime of embezzl
mont."